1. Jeff VanMeter
1630 Leyden St Denver Denver, CO 80220 (720) 284 4081 semperfia1@gmail.com
S A L E S , M A R K E T I N G A N D B U S I N E S S D E V E L O P M E N T M A N A G E M E N T ,
O P E R A T I O N S O R P R O J E C T M A N A G E M E N T
Experienced project and sales manager in the architectural aluminum industry, with 12 years of experience
overseeing a number of phases of multimillion-dollar aluminum window projects, design, estimating and sales
management, and business leadership. Experience includes estimating, design, sales and field operations
management of high end residential landscape projects, and custom architectural aluminum window
production projects. Training and experience in Lean Manufacturing concepts and principles, and department
level management in Sales, Project Management and Engineering.
Key Skills
— Landscape Construction Projects
— Irrigation System Design and
Installation
— Product Design/Engineering
— QA/QC/Field Engineering
— Change Order Management
— Budgeting & Cost Controls
— Bidding/Estimating/Proposals and
Contract Negotiation
— Field and Office
Management/Supervision
Employment Summary
CUSTOM WINDOW COMPANY (Englewood, CO) — National Sales Manager, 9/11 to Present
Took over management of a national sales force of seven factory and four independent sales territory managers.
Designed and implemented estimating and sales processes and improvements to increase average quarterly sales
from $2.5M to $4M.
CUSTOM WINDOW COMPANY (Englewood, CO) — Project Engineering Manager, 1/11 to 9/11
Assisted with the integration of the engineering department into the project management department. Trained
engineering/drafting employees in the principles of project management. Provided supervision for a total of seven
employees in the performance of project management, engineering and customer service duties. Designed and
implemented department process improvements including the implementation of a companywide ERP system.
CUSTOM WINDOW COMPANY (Englewood, CO) — Senior Project Manager, 1/05 to 1/11
Provided supervision for project management and customer service. Designed and implemented department
processes and training. Managed multimillion dollar custom architectural aluminum window manufacturing projects.
CUSTOM WINDOW COMPANY (Englewood, CO) — Inside Sales and Estimating, 1/03 to 1/05
Generated estimates, proposals and contract negotiation for custom architectural aluminum window manufacturing
projects.
ONE SOURCE NETWORK (Aurora, CO) — Inside/Outside Sales and Installation Manager, 4/02 to 12/02
Sales and installation of nursery products, trees and plants. Estimated and installed landscaping projects and
irrigation systems. Supervision of up to five field laborers and inside sales employees. Provided homeowners with a
liaison between themselves the nursery’s landscaping and warranty divisions.
KEITH CLARKE ENTERPRISES (Englewood, CO) — Landscape Construction Supervisor and Irrigation
Manager 8/00 to 1/02
Marketed and supervised the installation and maintenance of high end residential landscaping projects. Designed,
marketed, installed and maintained irrigation systems. Marketed and ran snow removal operations.

2. Accomplishment Highlights
Architectural Aluminum Window Sales (2011 to Present) Project Budgets: $0.5M to $4.2M
Developed long and short range sales and marketing strategies, including development and maintenance of a
comprehensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategy with account management principles.
Served as the primary tactical “architect” and implementer of the sales and marketing strategy to support company
goals and strategies.
Maintained an awareness of market trends and improvements, reporting on the economic impact of related
financial, technical and political activities that could affect the company.
Developed sales strategies with inside and outside sales force to bring products to architects, owners, developers,
contractors and installers consistent with company’s strategic sales plan.
Developed designs and budgets for early planning stages, working with the architect/engineer, contractor and
installers to engineer solutions and write contract documents and specifications.
Ensured that inquiries from potential customers for information about company capabilities are addressed and
opportunities are tracked and followed up in a timely manner
Approved and assigned customers to sales territory managers.
Worked with sales territory managers to develop opportunities in sales territories that enable company to reach
sales goals.
Established and maintained sales monitoring tools to measure progress and ensure that sales activities are being
conducted efficiently.
Ensured that procedures were in place to maximize sales and bidding opportunities, including management of a
comprehensive leads generating and opportunity rating and evaluation system.
Oversaw the bid/award process including estimating, bid proposals and final contract negotiations.
Review of project scope, specifications, drawings and purchase agreements with estimators and project managers
to ensure successful and timely project turnover between sales and estimating and operations departments.
Assisted project managers and estimators throughout the progress of a project, including the setting of schedules,
facilitating communication with and securing of information from, owners and owners’ representatives, and the
identification of and securing of change orders and approvals.
Analysis of market information for use in the development of recommendations concerning marketing and pricing
strategies.
Monitored and evaluated the activities of competitors.
Assisted in the development of overall marketing plan, and the development of marketing materials/media, and
monitored and reported on the effectiveness of marketing activities.
Product/Project Engineering (2011 to Present) Project Budgets: $.5M to $10M
Evaluated and made recommendations for new products, product designs and services consistent with the
architectural aluminum window market trends and demand, and made recommendations as to the suitability and
manufacturability of such products..
Performed engineering calculations to ensure window products were of sufficient design and performance to meet
project and product specifications.
Managed drafters and product design operations to provided technical proposal drawings to developers, owners,
architects, engineers, contractors and installers of windows.
Evaluated contract documents and drawings, performed engineering analysis and calculations to make building and
product design recommendations to architects, engineers and contractors.
Designed products and wrote specifications and bid documents to meet the requirements of projects and
prospective buyers in manner that limited competition and met the performance and product needs of the end
user.
Project Management (2000 to 2011) Project Budgets: $25K to $3M
Led all phases of custom architectural aluminum window production projects from sales turnover to project
closeout.
Managed a department of 3-5 project management and customer service employees in the performance of their
duties including the setting of project budgets and schedules, generation of project submittal packages, submittal
review and approval, turnover to production, production management and project closeout.
Performed initial project review and assigned projects to project managers based on size, scope, complexity,
workload and individual specialties.
Managed a department of 3-5 drafting employees in providing technical submittal drawings to contractors and
fabrication drawings to the production floor.

3. Reviewed submittal documents, drawings and materials to ensure compliance with product and project
specifications.
Managed the generation of material take offs, turnover of take offs and bills of materials to purchasing,
procurement of and scheduled deliveries of project materials to support production and installation operations
consistent with company sales goals and project budgets and schedules.
Managed outside service providers and engineering and installer subcontractors to support project requirements,
Reviewed customer service and warranty service requests and assigned such requests to employees in support of
customer and company needs.
Managed field installation and maintenance crews for commercial and high end residential landscaping projects.
Designed and installed commercial and residential irrigation systems.
Completion of Eight Year Enlistment in the United States Marine Corps (1992 to 1999) Budgets: N/A
Completed 8 months of extensive and intense training including boot camp, marksmanship, basic and specialized
infantry, light armor and reconnaissance.
Approximately 5 years of active duty and 3 years of inactive reserve duty.
Received awards and nominations for awards and meritorious promotion for superior performance including various
service medals, meritorious citation and letter of commendation.
Learned and implemented basic leadership traits and principles, participating and leading Marines in counter drug
trafficking and reconnaissance operations around the world.
Personal
Volunteer youth and missions work with First Denver Friends Church.
Travelled to Kigali, Rwanda as a volunteer to build a church and school.
Volunteer work for youth camp, serving as head Wrangler and Trail Guide
Education & Certifications
HIGH SCOOL DIPLOMA (Brighton, CO) — Emphasis on Vocational Education, 1991
POST SECONDARY (Metropolitan State Denver, University of Northern Colorado, Central Texas College) — Emphasis
on Engineering, 1998-2002
• English Composition and Public Speaking
• Statistics
• Physics 1-3
• Chemistry 1-2
• Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus 1-3, Differential Equations
• Civil Engineering Technology, Statics/Vector Mechanics, 3D CAD Modeling
• Psychology and Criminal Justice
AUTOCAD INVENTOR (Autodesk Certified, D3 Technologies) 2011
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING (Various courses provided by employer) 2005-2006
LEAN BASICS (Advanced Manufacturing Industry Training Program) 2009
FIRST AID, FIRST RESPONDER, WATER SAFETY QUALIFICATION (Various) 1992-1995